Florian,

That is an astute observation.

I stopped using a keyboard with my modular (with a few exceptions) a
long time ago.

These days it's driven by sequencers, ribbon controller, joysticks,
Theremin controller and occasionally via my 184 keyboard.

I don't even use the midi interface anymore as I found that all I was
doing was transferring the melodic structures from one instrument to
another.

david


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From: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com [mailto: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com ]
On Behalf Of Florian Anwander
Sent: 31 January 2008 10:45
To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: 1 Re: Introducing modular synths | Really need
some help!



Hi

> Tell me... what the advantages and disadvantages of modulars regarding

'normal synths'

> What are they best for

Disadvantage: with a modular synth you have to build your own synth.
Advantage: with a modular synth you can build your own synth.
Using a modular synth requires that you already know about how a synth
is working. But then you will be able to build the synth you want
instead of the synth that Moog Music wanted.

But I think you (as many other poeple) are missing one aspect: The
influence of a musical instrument on the player consists by 30 percent
from the sound making part (the knobs and electronics in your Moog-LP)
and by 70 percent of the user interface for creating notes (the keyboard

of your Moog LP). If you complain about the LP, because it makes you
play solo melodies - its the keyboard, not the synth section.

A modular synth which can be played only by a keyboard will be again
mostly a solo melody synth under your hands. If you have a look at the
video of this berlin guy, you will see, that his EMS-synth does not have

keyboard. This makes him to create non melodic sounds. You for sure cyou

ould do 80 to 90 percent of the EMS sounds with a little phatty, but the

userinterface will make you always play melodies.

Florian





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